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George Paul Eckstein, 1739–1828, German, active in Britain (from 1760), Figure of the Artist's Father, between 1775 and 1800
- Title:
Figure of the Artist's Father
- Date:
- between 1775 and 1800
- Medium:
- Terracotta, with separate gilded base
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 7 x 8 x 8 inches (17.8 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved on gilded base, proper right: "This Likeness of his Father was | modelled by GEORGE PAUL ECKSTEIN, his | 7th Son born at Poppenruth, n.r Nurmberg 1739, and | placed on this stand 1853 by his Grandson GEO. FRED. K | ECKSTEIN, born in LONDON 1783."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7
- Classification:
- Sculptures
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Subject Terms:
- coat | father | hat | man | portrait | table
- Access:
- Not on view
Note: To make an appointment to see this work, please contact the Paintings and Sculpture department at ycba.paintings@yale.edu. Please visit the Paintings and Sculpture collections page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1454
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